Cattle Market Pulse

Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Front Royal, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $327.52/cwt +18.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 566 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $270.00/cwt ≈ $1,242/hd at 460 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $330.00/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 468 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 446 542
Feeder cattle 504 446 542

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 189, Heifers 293, Bulls 22) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 —
369 369 15 316.00 $316.00 $1,166 +12.59
445 445 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 -27.00
461–481 468 46 330.00 $330.00 $1,544 +9.16
564 value added 564 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,861 ±0.00
553–588 566 55 250.00–332.00 $327.12 $1,851 +30.12
649 649 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,947 —
665–668 668 20 275.00–281.00 $275.30 $1,839 -27.56
740 740 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,769 -18.12
798 798 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 11 302.00 $302.00 $1,093 +52.00
453 453 8 297.00 $297.00 $1,345 -14.00
525–540 530 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,479 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 260.00 $260.00 $645 —
302 302 3 304.00 $304.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,086 +35.00
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 -25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 260.00 $260.00 $598 —
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 —
815 815 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,589 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 260.00 $260.00 $689 —
340 340 1 276.00 $276.00 $938 —
376 376 20 283.00 $283.00 $1,064 +15.00
445 445 2 222.00 $222.00 $988 —
490–495 493 2 135.00–175.00 $155.10 $765 -114.90
545 value added 545 21 274.00 $274.00 $1,493 +23.00
551 551 28 249.50 $249.50 $1,375 +2.50
638 638 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,404 -24.74
663 value added 663 24 257.00 $257.00 $1,704 —
665 665 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,337 -9.00
680 680 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,680 +37.00
718 718 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,328 -59.00
733 value added 733 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,686 —
772 value added 772 19 230.00 $230.00 $1,776 +14.00
790 790 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,691 +30.81
877 value added 877 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 7 265.00 $265.00 $750 —
460 460 55 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 —
558 value added 558 15 274.00 $274.00 $1,529 —
622 value added 622 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,574 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–370 357 12 270.00–279.00 $278.22 $993 +5.22
454 454 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,203 +97.43
556–565 558 10 238.00–245.00 $243.58 $1,359 -1.42
560 value added 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 -61.02
658 658 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,474 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 260.00 $260.00 $881 +65.00
455–467 465 6 230.00–237.50 $236.28 $1,099 +41.28
515–543 536 4 175.00–240.00 $224.39 $1,203 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
565 565 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 +20.00
425 425 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 —
455 455 10 316.00 $316.00 $1,438 +17.00
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 +40.00
770 770 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 +40.00
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 -40.00
590 590 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,404 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 —
770 770 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,322 —

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.